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    Default Republican position on Infrastructure

    Taken directly from the platform resolution adopted by the RNC:

    "WHEREAS, The RNC enthusiastically supports President Trump and continues to reject the policy positions of the Obama-Biden Administration, as well as those espoused by the Democratic National Committee today; therefore, be it
    RESOLVED, That the Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the President’s America-first agenda;
    RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention will adjourn without adopting a new platform until the 2024 Republican National Convention;
    RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention calls on the media to engage in accurate and unbiased reporting, especially as it relates to the strong support of the RNC for President Trump and his Administration; and
    RESOLVED, That any motion to amend the 2016 Platform or to adopt a new platform, including any motion to suspend the procedures that will allow doing so, will be ruled out of order."

    Let's sum up the position:

    a) Whatever Trump wants and
    b) whatever Biden doesn't.

    It must be awesome to support a party that believes in nothing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    Taken directly from the platform resolution adopted by the RNC:

    "WHEREAS, The RNC enthusiastically supports President Trump and continues to reject the policy positions of the Obama-Biden Administration, as well as those espoused by the Democratic National Committee today; therefore, be it
    RESOLVED, That the Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the President’s America-first agenda;
    RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention will adjourn without adopting a new platform until the 2024 Republican National Convention;
    RESOLVED, That the 2020 Republican National Convention calls on the media to engage in accurate and unbiased reporting, especially as it relates to the strong support of the RNC for President Trump and his Administration; and
    RESOLVED, That any motion to amend the 2016 Platform or to adopt a new platform, including any motion to suspend the procedures that will allow doing so, will be ruled out of order."

    Let's sum up the position:

    a) Whatever Trump wants and
    b) whatever Biden doesn't.

    It must be awesome to support a party that believes in nothing.
    How many Democrats were on board and supporting Trump when he offered his infrastructure package?

    Now it is possible for nuance and for a Democrat to say they support spending on infrastructure but didn't like the way Trump structured it. Same for Republicans and Biden. But it's not like lack of principle or political expediency is unique to Republicans.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    How many Democrats were on board and supporting Trump when he offered his infrastructure package?

    Now it is possible for nuance and for a Democrat to say they support spending on infrastructure but didn't like the way Trump structured it. Same for Republicans and Biden. But it's not like lack of principle or political expediency is unique to Republicans.
    LOL, what infrastructure package? Trump NEVER offered one. Be serious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    LOL, what infrastructure package? Trump NEVER offered one. Be serious.
    Maybe I didn't pay close enough attention but there was definitely talk of one and I read articles from people on the left blasting it. Whether it actually came to a vote I couldn't say one way or the other.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    Maybe I didn't pay close enough attention but there was definitely talk of one and I read articles from people on the left blasting it. Whether it actually came to a vote I couldn't say one way or the other.
    Trump and Dems had talks around a 2 trillion dollar package. The House passed a 1.7 trillion dollar package.... it never saw the light of day in the Senate. There are not two sides to this discussion. This is 100% on Republicans and Trump. Republicans have two positions.

    1. We love Donald Trump
    2. We hate Joe Biden

    That's it.

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    The definition of "infrastructure" is not the same for both parties. Somehow the democrat party wants to incluse a lot of free giveaways to people that have nothing to do with actual physical construction.

    Everything Is “Infrastructure” According To Democrats
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    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    Trump and Dems had talks around a 2 trillion dollar package. The House passed a 1.7 trillion dollar package.... it never saw the light of day in the Senate. There are not two sides to this discussion. This is 100% on Republicans and Trump. Republicans have two positions.

    1. We love Donald Trump
    2. We hate Joe Biden

    That's it.
    They are 50% correct. They shouldn't be supporting either of the massive boondoggle infrastructure proposals (Trump's or Biden's). I don't use the word RINO, but if any Republicans support this $3.5 trillion package I would make a one-time exception.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    How many Democrats were on board and supporting Trump when he offered his infrastructure package?

    Now it is possible for nuance and for a Democrat to say they support spending on infrastructure but didn't like the way Trump structured it. Same for Republicans and Biden. But it's not like lack of principle or political expediency is unique to Republicans.
    Trump never really offered an infrastructure package, he had a short sketch of an infrastructure policy but nothing concrete, kind of like Trumpcare. It never gained traction anywhere even in a GOP Senate

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    How many Democrats were on board and supporting Trump when he offered his infrastructure package?

    Now it is possible for nuance and for a Democrat to say they support spending on infrastructure but didn't like the way Trump structured it. Same for Republicans and Biden. But it's not like lack of principle or political expediency is unique to Republicans.
    He never offered one. He just talked about it over and over. We do not know if he was even serious about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    They are 50% correct. They shouldn't be supporting either of the massive boondoggle infrastructure proposals (Trump's or Biden's). I don't use the word RINO, but if any Republicans support this $3.5 trillion package I would make a one-time exception.
    No, they are not 50% correct. If your party stands for or against a PERSON and has no ideas, it is worthless.

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    Hello cawacko,

    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    How many Democrats were on board and supporting Trump when he offered his infrastructure package?

    Now it is possible for nuance and for a Democrat to say they support spending on infrastructure but didn't like the way Trump structured it. Same for Republicans and Biden. But it's not like lack of principle or political expediency is unique to Republicans.
    All I recall was unstructured blather out of Trump. He never got a package done. Can you post a link to Trump's proposed Infrastructure legislation?
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    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    They are 50% correct. They shouldn't be supporting either of the massive boondoggle infrastructure proposals (Trump's or Biden's). I don't use the word RINO, but if any Republicans support this $3.5 trillion package I would make a one-time exception.
    No Republican is going to support the three and half trillion dollar package regardless of what is in it, hell, they can't even get all Democrats to support it

    Democrats in the House are blowing their opportunity to pass a solid infrastructure bill, the Senate has already sent them a near trillion dollar parcage which they won't pass unless the larger bill is passed at the same time. The Democrat Party is becoming a duplicate of the GOP, good at attacking who is ever in office, but disappointing when it comes their turn to actual govern, didn't used to be that way

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    Hello cawacko,

    Quote Originally Posted by cawacko View Post
    They are 50% correct. They shouldn't be supporting either of the massive boondoggle infrastructure proposals (Trump's or Biden's). I don't use the word RINO, but if any Republicans support this $3.5 trillion package I would make a one-time exception.
    You know we taxed the rich at the highest rates ever during the 1950's and built the interstate highway system with the money.

    Just how long do you expect those bridges to last?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Concart View Post
    No, they are not 50% correct. If your party stands for or against a PERSON and has no ideas, it is worthless.
    Democrats have complained for the longest time that Republicans won't invest in infrastructure. This is well before Trump was in office. It's not like this is new. Republicans show a modicum of fiscal responsibility when a Democrat is President and almost none when its a Republican.

    But if we're going to have a partisan pissing contest, Democrats hold zero moral high ground when it comes to hypocrisy, partisanship and political expediency.

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    Hello Nordberg,

    Quote Originally Posted by Nordberg View Post
    He never offered one. He just talked about it over and over. We do not know if he was even serious about it.
    He wanted other people to do the work so he could take credit for it. Just like his healthcare 'plan.'
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